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Dear Friends, Greetings from APWSL Pakistan.
I am sending you the update information of
garment workers of PT. IMPIAN Busana, Indonesia. Workers of PT
.IMPIAN Busana are facing the hardship, but they are still
struggling, we the working class belief that through struggle
against the management as well as the government and
imperilist forces we will defeat the attack of the imperialist
forces. Through collective struggle working class win the
world!. Long live working
class struggle! Workers united will never be defeated!
Rubina Jamil
Coordinator Asia Pacific
Workers Solidarity Links -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Dear friends,
>Thank you for your support to the workers of PT. Impian
Busana.
> >In Solidarity,
>Ayuni
> UPDATE INFORMATION OF GARMENT
WORKERS OF PT. IMPIAN BUSANA As we informed before
since May first 1999 workers who were active during the above
strike and demonstration were punished. They were transferred to
“manual machine” section. They will be dismissed if they
refused. Up to May 10, 15 women workers were transferred. Eleven
workers refused to be treated arbitrarily like that. Three of
them continued to work in the section they previously worked
(before transferred). They kept working even though the
management did not allow them. The Japanese manager --Mr.
Tokyo Shimada-- helped by security guard and a staff from
personnel attached to the letter a chronology from the view point
of the manager. The parents were asked to come to the office of
the company to settle the problems of their daughters. May
11: workers held a rally to the office of East Jawa
Provincial Assembly --in Surabaya-- to complain about
the unfair temporary dismissal for 42 workers (two of them are
Department picked both hands and feet of one the workers up
and dragged the two workers then threw them out to the outside
gate. The first worker felt terrible pain in their whole body.
At the same day (May 10) the management sent a letter to
each workers’parents informing them that their daughters were
irresponsible and disobey their superiors pregnant) and violent
action exercised by the management to three workers. The
provincial assembly members asked workers to seek help from
the local government officer in charge of manpower affair.
Regarding the violent action, they ask workers to report to the
local police office. May 12: The violent victim
accompanied by two witnesses (also workers) and 22 other
workers went to the local police office to file a complain. At
the beginning the officer in charge accept the complain and
orally asked workers to come back on May 15. May 15 : The
victim accompanied by one witness came back to the police
station. They were asked whether they had money for the doctor to
examine them and made visum (doctor’s explanation about the
injury made to be used as legal proof in the court). The workers
did not bring any money. The police then brought them to the
local health care facilities (Puskesmas). It was already too
late, so the health care was closed. They then were offered to be
brought to the police hospital. For this also they needed to give
some money to the police for their transportation. Again the
workers refused to give any. It was already 3 o’clock p.m. At
last the police told that it was useless for the workers to be
examined by a doctor because the scars caused by the violent
action was already vanished. The police however asked them to
come again on May 17. May 17 : The workers again came back
to the same police station. The police did not bother them until
it was quite late. The police then said that it was useless for
them to file a complain since the scars they got after the
torture was already vanished. They were blamed for not filing the
complain immediately after the torture. The workers tried to
explain once more the event. The police once again blamed
the workers for refusing to be transferred. According to them,
management had the right to transfer workers wherever they want.
May 21: One of the police officer came to the victim
boarding house and asked her to cancel her complain but she
refused it.
The workers representative of PT. Impian Busana / Serikat Buruh
Regional (SBR)
c/o PO. Box 6201
Surabaya 60062
Indonesia
Fax.: +62-31-598 1579 UPDATE
INFORMATION OF GARMENT WORKERS OF PT. IMPIAN BUSANA
As we informed before since May first 1999 workers who were
active during the above strike and demonstration were punished.
They were transferred to “manual machine” section. They will
be dismissed if they refused. Up to May 10, 15 women workers were
transferred. Eleven workers refused to be treated arbitrarily
like that. Three of them continued to work in the section they
previously worked (before transferred). They kept working even
though the management did not allow them. The Japanese
manager --Mr. Tokyo Shimada-- helped by security guard and a
staff from personnel Department picked both hands and feet of
one the workers up and dragged the two workers then threw
them out to the outside gate. The first worker felt terrible pain
in their whole body. At the same day (May 10) the
management sent a letter to each workers’parents informing them
that their daughters were irresponsible and disobey their
superiors attached to the letter a chronology from the view point
of the manager. The parents were asked to come to the office of
the company to settle the problems of their daughters. May
11: workers held a rally to the office of East Jawa
Provincial Assembly --in Surabaya-- to complain about
the unfair temporary dismissal for 42 workers (two of them are
pregnant) and violent action exercised by the management to three
workers. The provincial assembly members asked workers to
seek help from the local government officer in charge of manpower
affair. Regarding the violent action, they ask workers to report
to the local police office. May 12: The violent victim
accompanied by two witnesses (also workers) and 22 other
workers went to the local police office to file a complain. At
the beginning the officer in charge accept the complain and
orally asked workers to come back on May 15. May 15 : The
victim accompanied by one witness came back to the police
station. They were asked whether they had money for the doctor to
examine them and made visum (doctor’s explanation about the
injury made to be used as legal proof in the court). The workers
did not bring any money. The police then brought them to the
local health care facilities (Puskesmas). It was already too
late, so the health care was closed. They then were offered to be
brought to the police hospital. For this also they needed to give
some money to the police for their transportation. Again the
workers refused to give any. It was already 3 o’clock p.m. At
last the police told that it was useless for the workers to be
examined by a doctor because the scars caused by the violent
action was already vanished. The police however asked them to
come again on May 17. May 17 : The workers again came back
to the same police station. The police did not bother them until
it was quite late. The police then said that it was useless for
them to file a complain since the scars they got after the
torture was already vanished. They were blamed for not filing the
complain immediately after the torture. The workers tried to
explain once more the event. The police once again blamed
the workers for refusing to be transferred. According to them,
management had the right to transfer workers wherever they want.
May 21: One of the police officer came to the victim
boarding house and asked her to cancel her complain but she
refused it.
The workers representative of PT. Impian Busana / Serikat Buruh
Regional (SBR)
c/o PO. Box 6201
Surabaya 60062
Indonesia
Fax.: +62-31-598 1579
